BW

American  

1. bacteriological warfare.

2. biological warfare.

3. (in television, motion pictures, photography, etc.) black and white, as opposed to color.

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BW ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. biological warfare

2. Botswana (international car registration)

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B/W ² British  

abbreviation

1. black and white

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bw ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Botswana

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Example Sentences

Santos said a software issue affecting safety systems on board the BW Opal floating production storage and offloading unit had led to an unplanned shutdown of around two weeks last month.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Suez Canal authority said in a statement that the BW Lesmes, a Singapore-flagged tanker that carries liquefied natural gas, suffered a mechanical malfunction on Tuesday night and ran aground while transiting through the canal.

From Seattle Times

"Enquiries from Chinese firms about manufacturing investment in Vietnam grew exponentially in the last quarter of last year," said Michael Chan, senior director of leasing at industrial real estate specialist BW Industrial Development.

From Reuters

Those investments will create nearly 537,000 jobs a year for a decade, according to an analysis by BW Research commissioned by The Nature Conservancy.

From Reuters

Another 13 guns were sold at Chief Wendt’s store BW Outfitters.

From Washington Times